Translabyrinthine resection of neurofibromatosis type 2 associated vestibular and facial schwannomas, repair of facial nerve, and placement of auditory brainstem implant.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
We present video of gross-total resection of a large cerebellopontine angle tumor consisting of both vestibular and facial schwannoma components via the translabyrinthine route in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2. The facial nerve is reconstructed using a greater auricular nerve graft, and an auditory brainstem implant is placed. Prior to surgery the patient had no facial nerve function on the operative side and had lost useful hearing. He also had usable vision only on the ipsilateral side and had contralateral vocal cord paralysis. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/IOkEND-0vhI .
Volume
36
Issue
1 Suppl
First Page
1
Last Page
1
ISSN
1092-0684
Published In/Presented At
Schwartz, M. S., Lekovic, G. P., Brackmann, D. E., & Voelker, C. C. (2014). Translabyrinthine resection of neurofibromatosis type 2 associated vestibular and facial schwannomas, repair of facial nerve, and placement of auditory brainstem implant. Neurosurgical focus, 36(1 Suppl), 1. https://doi.org/10.3171/2014.V1.FOCUS13429
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
24380525
Department(s)
Department of Surgery Faculty
Document Type
Article